JP4689928B2 - Front open cigarette box - Google Patents

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JP4689928B2
JP4689928B2 JP2001559777A JP2001559777A JP4689928B2 JP 4689928 B2 JP4689928 B2 JP 4689928B2 JP 2001559777 A JP2001559777 A JP 2001559777A JP 2001559777 A JP2001559777 A JP 2001559777A JP 4689928 B2 JP4689928 B2 JP 4689928B2
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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A front opening cigarette box comprises a container portion and an integral cover portion which articulates between opened and closed positions. The container portion includes a front face, a rear face generally parallel to the front face, a bottom face, and spaced apart side walls interconnecting the front and rear faces. The cover portion includes a front face that fully covers the container portion when the cover portion is in its closed position. The cover portion also includes top and bottom faces, and a rear face contiguous with and forming a continuation of the rear face of the container portion when the cover portion is in its closed position. Spaced apart side walls on the cover portion interconnect the front and rear faces thereof. A hinge line extends between the rear faces of the container and cover portions, and the cover portion articulates about that hinge line between its opened and closed positions. Such front opening cigarette box provides easy access to the individual cigarettes within the container portion and total access to the upper ends of the individual cigarettes when the cover portion is in its opened position.

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【０００１】
発明の背景
本発明は容器部とカバー部とを持つ前面開放紙巻きたばこ箱に関し、このカバー部はヒンジ線に沿って開放と閉鎖位置間で関節運動する。フォイルラッピングに標準的に包まれた複数の紙巻きたばこは通常は互いに重なった数層で容器部内に平坦に置かれるように容器部に受け入れられる。
【０００２】
前面開放紙巻きたばこ箱は従来技術で公知であるが、それらの設計と構造は複雑で厄介である。それらが組み立てられる素材片は多数の折り線と切断線を持ち、それらははなはだしく複雑である。更に、多くの例においてそのような箱内の紙巻きたばこは特に箱の最下層の紙巻きたばこを取り出すのが困難である。
【０００３】
発明の概要
従って、本発明の目的の一つは構造が簡単で開閉が容易な前面開放紙巻きたばこ箱である。
【０００４】
本発明の別の目的は紙巻きたばこの取り出しを容易とするためにカバーが完全に開かれるとき箱内の全ての紙巻きたばこの上端部を全て露出する前面開放紙巻きたばこ箱である。
【０００５】
本発明のなお別の目的は容易に完成箱構造に組み立てられる最少の折り線と切断線を持つワンピースの素材片から組み立てられた前面開放紙巻きたばこ箱である。
【０００６】
本発明によれば前面開放紙巻きたばこ箱は容器部と一体的なカバー部とを含み、このカバー部は開放と閉鎖位置間で水平ヒンジ線周りに関節運動する。容器部は前面、前面に一般的に平行な後面、底面及び前面と後面を相互連結する間隔を置いて離れた側壁を含む。カバー部はカバー部がその閉鎖位置にあるとき容器部を完全に覆う前面を含む。カバー部はまた頂面と底面、カバー部がその閉鎖位置にあるとき容器部の後面に隣接してそれと連続する後面を含む。カバー部の間隔を置いて離れた側壁はその前面と後面を相互連結する。水平ヒンジ線が容器部の後面とカバー部の後面の接合部に沿って延びる。
【０００７】
好ましくはカバー部の底面はカバー部がその閉鎖位置にあるとき容器部の底面の上に延びる。カバー部の前面は容器部とカバー部の組み合わされた後面の面積に略等しい面積を持つ。更に、容器部の側壁は好ましくは容器部の底面から水平ヒンジ線まで延び、かつ容器部の側壁のそれぞれはヒンジ線から下向き方向に容器部の前面まで延びる上部傾斜縁を持つ。
【０００８】
カバー部の側壁のそれぞれはカバー部の前面と後面間に延びる上方区分とカバー部がその閉鎖位置にあるとき容器部の側壁を部分的に覆う下方区分とを含む。好ましくは、容器部の前面はカバー部がその開放位置にあるとき容易な接近と取り出しのために容器部内の紙巻きたばこを露出する開口領域を含む。
【０００９】
図面の簡略説明
上述したものに加えて本発明の新規な特徴と利点は添付図面に関する以下の詳細な説明を読めば当業者には明らかとなるであろう。図面において同様な参照符号は同様な部分に言及する。図面において：
図１は本発明による前面開放紙巻きたばこ箱の閉鎖位置の正面図であり；
図２は図１に示された前面開放紙巻きたばこ箱の右側面図であり、その左側面図は鏡像写しである；
図３は本発明による図１と２に示された前面開放紙巻きたばこ箱の後面図であり；
図４は本発明による図１−３に示された前面開放紙巻きたばこ箱の上面図であり；
図５は本発明による図１−４に示された前面開放紙巻きたばこ箱の底面図であり；
図６は本発明による前面開放紙巻きたばこ箱の開放位置での左側面図であり；
図７は本発明による図６に示された前面開放紙巻きたばこ箱の正面図であり；
図８は本発明による図６と７に示された前面開放紙巻きたばこ箱の上面図であり；
図９は図１の線９−９に沿って取った立面断面図であり；そして
図１０は図１−９に示された前面開放紙巻きたばこ箱のための縮小尺度の素材片パターンレイアウトである。
【００１０】
発明の詳細説明
より詳細に図面を参照すると、図１−５は本発明による前面開放紙巻きたばこ箱１０を示す。これらの図は前面開放紙巻きたばこ箱１０を閉鎖位置で示す。基本的に、本発明の前面開放紙巻きたばこ箱は容器部１２とカバー部１４を含み、カバー部は閉鎖と開放位置間で水平ヒンジ線１６周りに関節運動する。
【００１１】
容器部１２は前面１８（図７に最も良く示されている）、前面１８に一般的に平行な後面２０、底面２２、及び前面１８と後面２０とをそれぞれ相互連結する間隔を置いて離れた側壁２４を含む。
【００１２】
カバー部１４はカバー部が図１−５に示されたその閉鎖位置にあるとき容器部１２を完全に覆う前面２６を含む。カバー部はまた頂面２８と底面３０、及びカバー部がその閉鎖位置にあるとき容器部１２の後面２０に隣接してそれと連続する後面３２を含む。容器部の後面とカバー部の後面間のこの関係は図２と３に最も良く示されている。間隔を置いて離れた側壁３４はカバー部の前面と後面を相互連結する。
【００１３】
カバー部１４の底面３０はカバー部がその閉鎖位置にあるとき容器部１２の底面２２の上に延びる。更に、図１と３に最も良く示されるように、カバー部１４の前面２６は容器部とカバー部の組み合わされた後面２０，３２の面積に略等しい面積を持つ。
【００１４】
図６−８は前面開放紙巻きたばこ箱１０をその開放位置で示す。図６に示すように、容器部１２の側壁２４は底面２２から水平ヒンジ線１６まで延びる。また容器部１２の側壁２４のそれぞれはヒンジ線１６から下向き方向に容器部１２の前面１８まで延びる上部傾斜縁３６を持つ。
【００１５】
図２と６に最も良く示されるように、カバー部１４の側壁３４のそれぞれはカバー部１４の前面２６と後面３２間に延びる上方区分３８とカバー部がその閉鎖位置にあるとき容器部１２の側壁２４を部分的に覆う下方区分４０とを含む。
【００１６】
容器部１２の前面１８はカバー部１４がその開放位置にあるとき容易な接近と取り出しのために容器部内の紙巻きたばこ（図示せず）を露出する開口領域４２を含む。実際の使用においてフォイルラップにより取り囲まれた複数の紙巻きたばこが容器部中に挿入される。前面開放紙巻きたばこ箱１０はカバー部がその開放位置にあるとき容器部内の個々の紙巻きたばこへの容易な接近及び個々の紙巻きたばこの上端への完全な接近を提供する。カバー部１４の頂面２８の下にヒンジ線１６を配置することは個々の紙巻きたばこの上端を完全に露出し、従って、紙巻きたばこは希望するときに取り出しのために容易につかむことができる。
【００１７】
図１０は前面開放紙巻きたばこ箱１０を作るための縮小尺度の素材片パターンレイアウト５０を示す。素材片１０は容器部１２の前面１８並びに容器右側壁前方タブ５２と容器左側壁前方タブ５４を含む。前面１８は容器部の前面に集合的に開口領域４２を構成する横断縁５８と互いに向けて収斂する側縁５６とを含む。
【００１８】
素材片５０はまた容器部１２の後面２０並びに右容器側壁後方タブ６０と左容器側壁後方タブ６２を含む。右側底タブ６４がタブ６０から延び、左側底タブ６６がタブ６２から延びる。前面開放紙巻きたばこ箱の容器部１２が形成されるとき、右及び左側底タブ６４，６６は底面２２上に内向きに折り曲げられ接着剤で固定され、一方タブ５２と６０は互いに重なりかつタブ５４と６２も互いに重なり側壁２４を形成する。これらのタブを一緒に保持するために接着剤が用いられる。
【００１９】
カバー部１４に関して、素材片５０は後面３２、頂面２８、前面２６及び側壁３４を含む。素材片５０は更に右側頂部タブ６８と左側頂部タブ７０を含む。右カバー側壁後方タブ７２がタブ６８から延び、左カバー側壁後方タブ７４がタブ７０から延びる。
【００２０】
カバー部１４の底面３０は外側カバー端壁７６、内側カバー端壁７８、右側カバー端壁タブ８０及び左側カバー端壁タブ８２により形成される。カバー部１４はタブ６８，７０を頂面２８に対して配置してこれらのタブを所定の場所に接着剤により固定することにより形成される。側壁３４は所定位置に折り曲げられタブ７２，７４がこれら側壁の上方区分３８に固定される。底面３０はタブ８０，８２を外側カバー端壁７６上に配置し、次いで内側カバー端壁７８を外側カバー端壁７６上に接着剤により固定することにより形成される。そして、組み立てられた前面開放紙巻きたばこ箱はフォイルラップされた紙巻きたばこの挿入及び包装工程の完成のための準備が整う。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】 本発明による前面開放紙巻きたばこ箱の閉鎖位置の正面図である。
【図２】 図１に示された前面開放紙巻きたばこ箱の右側面図であり、その左側面図は鏡像写しである。
【図３】 本発明による図１と２に示された前面開放紙巻きたばこ箱の後面図である。
【図４】 本発明による図１−３に示された前面開放紙巻きたばこ箱の上面図である。
【図５】 本発明による図１−４に示された前面開放紙巻きたばこ箱の底面図である。
【図６】 本発明による前面開放紙巻きたばこ箱の開放位置での左側面図である。
【図７】 本発明による図６に示された前面開放紙巻きたばこ箱の正面図である。
【図８】 本発明による図６と７に示された前面開放紙巻きたばこ箱の上面図である。
【図９】 図１の線９−９に沿って取った立面断面図である。
【図１０】 図１−９に示された前面開放紙巻きたばこ箱のための縮小尺度の素材片パターンレイアウトである。[0001]
Background of the invention The present invention relates to a front open cigarette box having a container portion and a cover portion, the cover portion articulating between an open and closed position along a hinge line. A plurality of cigarettes, typically wrapped in foil wrapping, are usually received in the container part so that they lie flat in the container part in several layers overlapping each other.
[0002]
Front open cigarette boxes are known in the prior art, but their design and construction are complex and cumbersome. The piece of material from which they are assembled has numerous fold lines and cut lines, which are extremely complex. Further, in many instances, cigarettes in such boxes are particularly difficult to remove from the bottom cigarette in the box.
[0003]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, one object of the present invention is a front open cigarette box that is simple in structure and easy to open and close.
[0004]
Another object of the present invention is a front open cigarette box that exposes all the upper ends of all cigarettes in the box when the cover is fully opened to facilitate removal of the cigarette.
[0005]
Yet another object of the present invention is a front open cigarette box assembled from a one-piece piece of material with minimal folding and cutting lines that can be easily assembled into a finished box structure.
[0006]
In accordance with the present invention, the front open cigarette box includes a container portion and an integral cover portion that articulates about a horizontal hinge line between the open and closed positions. The container portion includes a front surface, a rear surface generally parallel to the front surface, a bottom surface, and spaced apart sidewalls interconnecting the front and rear surfaces. The cover portion includes a front surface that completely covers the container portion when the cover portion is in its closed position. The cover portion also includes a top surface and a bottom surface, and a rear surface adjacent to and contiguous with the rear surface of the container portion when the cover portion is in its closed position. Side walls spaced apart by the cover portion interconnect the front and rear surfaces. A horizontal hinge line extends along the junction between the rear surface of the container portion and the rear surface of the cover portion.
[0007]
Preferably, the bottom surface of the cover portion extends above the bottom surface of the container portion when the cover portion is in its closed position. The front surface of the cover portion has an area substantially equal to the area of the rear surface where the container portion and the cover portion are combined. Furthermore, the side wall of the container part preferably extends from the bottom surface of the container part to a horizontal hinge line, and each of the side walls of the container part has an upper inclined edge extending downward from the hinge line to the front surface of the container part.
[0008]
Each of the side walls of the cover portion includes an upper section extending between the front and rear surfaces of the cover portion and a lower section partially covering the side wall of the container portion when the cover portion is in its closed position. Preferably, the front surface of the container portion includes an open area that exposes the cigarette in the container portion for easy access and removal when the cover portion is in its open position.
[0009]
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In addition to the foregoing, the novel features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art by reading the following detailed description with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, like reference numerals refer to like parts. In the drawing:
1 is a front view of a closed position of a front open cigarette box according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a right side view of the front open cigarette box shown in FIG. 1, with the left side view being a mirror image;
FIG. 3 is a rear view of the front open cigarette box shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 according to the present invention;
4 is a top view of the front open cigarette box shown in FIGS. 1-3 according to the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the front open cigarette box shown in FIGS. 1-4 according to the present invention;
6 is a left side view of the front open cigarette box according to the present invention in the open position;
7 is a front view of the front open cigarette box shown in FIG. 6 according to the present invention;
FIG. 8 is a top view of the front open cigarette box shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 according to the present invention;
9 is an elevational cross-sectional view taken along line 9-9 of FIG. 1; and FIG. 10 is a reduced scale blank piece pattern layout for the front open cigarette box shown in FIG. 1-9. is there.
[0010]
Detailed Description of the Invention Referring to the drawings in more detail, FIGS. 1-5 illustrate a front open cigarette box 10 according to the present invention. These figures show the front open cigarette box 10 in the closed position. Basically, the front open cigarette box of the present invention includes a container portion 12 and a cover portion 14, which articulates about a horizontal hinge line 16 between a closed and open position.
[0011]
The container portion 12 is spaced apart by a front face 18 (best shown in FIG. 7), a rear face 20, generally parallel to the front face 18, a bottom face 22, and a spacing that interconnects the front face 18 and the rear face 20, respectively. A sidewall 24 is included.
[0012]
The cover portion 14 includes a front face 26 that completely covers the container portion 12 when the cover portion is in its closed position shown in FIGS. 1-5. The cover portion also includes a top surface 28 and a bottom surface 30 and a rear surface 32 adjacent to and contiguous with the rear surface 20 of the container portion 12 when the cover portion is in its closed position. This relationship between the rear surface of the container part and the rear surface of the cover part is best shown in FIGS. A spaced apart side wall 34 interconnects the front and back surfaces of the cover portion.
[0013]
The bottom surface 30 of the cover portion 14 extends over the bottom surface 22 of the container portion 12 when the cover portion is in its closed position. Furthermore, as best shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the front surface 26 of the cover portion 14 has an area approximately equal to the area of the rear surfaces 20 and 32 of the combined container portion and cover portion.
[0014]
6-8 show the front open cigarette box 10 in its open position. As shown in FIG. 6, the side wall 24 of the container portion 12 extends from the bottom surface 22 to the horizontal hinge line 16. Each of the side walls 24 of the container portion 12 has an upper inclined edge 36 that extends downward from the hinge line 16 to the front surface 18 of the container portion 12.
[0015]
As best shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, each of the side walls 34 of the cover portion 14 has an upper section 38 extending between the front surface 26 and the rear surface 32 of the cover portion 14 and the container portion 12 when the cover portion is in its closed position. And a lower section 40 that partially covers the side wall 24.
[0016]
The front surface 18 of the container portion 12 includes an open area 42 that exposes a cigarette (not shown) within the container portion for easy access and removal when the cover portion 14 is in its open position. In actual use, a plurality of cigarettes surrounded by foil wrap are inserted into the container part. The front open cigarette box 10 provides easy access to the individual cigarettes within the container portion and complete access to the top ends of the individual cigarettes when the cover portion is in its open position. Placing the hinge line 16 below the top surface 28 of the cover portion 14 fully exposes the upper end of the individual cigarette, so that the cigarette can be easily grasped for removal when desired.
[0017]
FIG. 10 shows a reduced scale material strip pattern layout 50 for making a front open cigarette box 10. The material piece 10 includes the front surface 18 of the container portion 12 and the container right side wall front tab 52 and the container left side wall front tab 54. The front face 18 includes a transverse edge 58 that collectively forms an open area 42 on the front face of the container portion and side edges 56 that converge towards each other.
[0018]
The blank 50 also includes a rear surface 20 of the container portion 12 as well as a right container side wall rear tab 60 and a left container side wall rear tab 62. A right bottom tab 64 extends from tab 60 and a left bottom tab 66 extends from tab 62. When the container portion 12 of the front open cigarette box is formed, the right and left bottom tabs 64, 66 are folded inward on the bottom surface 22 and secured with adhesive, while the tabs 52 and 60 overlap each other and the tab 54 And 62 also overlap each other to form the sidewall 24. An adhesive is used to hold the tabs together.
[0019]
With respect to the cover portion 14, the piece of material 50 includes a rear surface 32, a top surface 28, a front surface 26 and side walls 34. The blank 50 further includes a right top tab 68 and a left top tab 70. A right cover side wall rear tab 72 extends from tab 68 and a left cover side wall rear tab 74 extends from tab 70.
[0020]
The bottom surface 30 of the cover portion 14 is formed by an outer cover end wall 76, an inner cover end wall 78, a right cover end wall tab 80 and a left cover end wall tab 82. The cover portion 14 is formed by arranging tabs 68 and 70 with respect to the top surface 28 and fixing these tabs in place with an adhesive. Sidewall 34 is folded into place and tabs 72 and 74 are secured to upper section 38 of these sidewalls. The bottom surface 30 is formed by placing tabs 80, 82 on the outer cover end wall 76 and then fixing the inner cover end wall 78 on the outer cover end wall 76 with an adhesive. The assembled front open cigarette box is then ready for insertion of the foil wrapped cigarette and completion of the packaging process.
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FIG. 1 is a front view of a closed position of a front open cigarette box according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a right side view of the front open cigarette box shown in FIG. 1, and the left side view is a mirror image copy.
FIG. 3 is a rear view of the front open cigarette box shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a top view of the front open cigarette box shown in FIGS. 1-3 according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the front open cigarette box shown in FIGS. 1-4 according to the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a left side view of the front open cigarette box according to the present invention in an open position.
7 is a front view of the front open cigarette box shown in FIG. 6 according to the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 8 is a top view of the front open cigarette box shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 according to the present invention.
9 is an elevational cross-sectional view taken along line 9-9 of FIG.
FIG. 10 is a reduced scale blank piece pattern layout for the front open cigarette box shown in FIGS. 1-9.

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容器部と一体的なカバー部とを含む前面開放紙巻きたばこ箱であって、そのカバー部が開放位置と閉鎖位置との間で回動するものにおいて、容器部は前面、前面に全体的に平行な後面、底面、及び前面と後面を相互連結する間隔を置いて離れた側壁を含み、カバー部はカバー部がその閉鎖位置にあるとき容器部を完全に覆う前面、頂面と底面、カバー部がその閉鎖位置にあるとき容器部の後面に隣接しかつそれと連続する後面、及びカバー部の前面と後面を相互連結する間隔を置いて離れた側壁を含み、かつヒンジ線が容器部の後面とカバー部の後面間に延びていることを特徴とする前面開放紙巻きたばこ箱。A front opening cigarette box comprising a container portion integral with the cover portion, in which the cover portion is rotated between the open and closed positions, the container portion is generally parallel front, the front Including a rear surface, a bottom surface, and spaced apart sidewalls interconnecting the front surface and the rear surface, the cover portion completely covering the container portion when the cover portion is in its closed position, the top surface and the bottom surface, the cover portion Including a rear surface adjacent to and continuous with the rear surface of the container portion and a spaced apart side wall interconnecting the front surface and the rear surface of the cover portion, and a hinge line with the rear surface of the container portion. A front open cigarette box characterized by extending between the rear surfaces of the cover portion. カバー部の底面がカバー部がその閉鎖位置にあるとき容器部の底面の上に延びることを特徴とする請求項１に記載の前面開放紙巻きたばこ箱。  The front open cigarette box according to claim 1, wherein the bottom surface of the cover portion extends above the bottom surface of the container portion when the cover portion is in its closed position. カバー部の前面が容器部とカバー部の組み合わされた後面の面積に略等しい面積を持つことを特徴とする請求項２に記載の前面開放紙巻きたばこ箱。  The front open cigarette box according to claim 2, wherein the front surface of the cover portion has an area substantially equal to the area of the rear surface where the container portion and the cover portion are combined. 容器部の側壁が容器部の底面からヒンジ線まで延びることを特徴とする請求項１に記載の前面開放紙巻きたばこ箱。  2. The front open cigarette box according to claim 1, wherein a side wall of the container part extends from a bottom surface of the container part to a hinge line. 容器部の側壁のそれぞれがヒンジ線から下向き方向に容器部の前面まで延びる上部傾斜縁を持つことを特徴とする請求項４に記載の前面開放紙巻きたばこ箱。  5. The front open cigarette box according to claim 4, wherein each of the side walls of the container portion has an upper inclined edge extending downward from the hinge line to the front surface of the container portion. カバー部の側壁のそれぞれがカバー部の前面と後面間に延びる上方区分とカバー部がその閉鎖位置にあるとき容器部の側壁を部分的に覆う下方区分とを含むことを特徴とする請求項１に記載の前面開放紙巻きたばこ箱。  2. An upper section, each of the side walls of the cover portion extending between the front and rear surfaces of the cover portion, and a lower section partially covering the side wall of the container portion when the cover portion is in its closed position. A front-open cigarette box as described in 1. 容器部の前面がカバー部がその開放位置にあるとき容易な接近と取り出しのために容器部内の紙巻きたばこを露出する開口領域を含むことを特徴とする請求項１に記載の前面開放紙巻きたばこ箱。  2. The front open cigarette box according to claim 1, wherein the front surface of the container portion includes an open area that exposes the cigarette in the container portion for easy access and removal when the cover portion is in its open position. .
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